THOSE SCHOOLS. KOCO'S DAN THOMAS SPOKE TO A SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER WHO PLAYED A PIVOTAL ROLE IN SAVING HER STUDENTS LIVES.... TODAY WE WERE WITH HER AS SHE VISITED HER HOME AND SAW HER CLASSROOM FOR THE FIRST TIME 1:02:45 Clip 105 Paula Fauble said, "How did we get out of it alive?" PAULA FAUBLE HAS BEEN A SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER FOR 18 YEARS, ALL AT BRIAR WOOD ELEMENTARY. HERSELF THE MOTHER OF A SPECIAL NEEDS CHILD, IT WAS MORE THAN A JOB. THE SCHOOL WAS A BLOCK FROM HER HOME NOW EVERYTHING SHE OWNED IS EITHER DESTROYED OR BURIED. 1:05:22 Clip 107 Paula Fauble said, "That's my car! Oh my God." 24 WE WERE WITH HER AS SHE MARCHED OVER THE RUBBLE TO SEE HER CLASSROOM FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE SHE AND 3 OTHER TEACHERS LED 18 STUDENTS OUT OF THE DEBRIS AFTER THE STORM HAD PASSED. 1:09:59 clip 118 nats of siding clanging STILL A DANGEROUS PLACE, IT WAS AS IF TIME HAD FROZEN. BUT AMIDST ALL THE DESTRUCTION PAULA FOUND REASON FOR HOPE. 1:10:07 Clip 118 Paula Fauble said, "Oh look. We got our snacks in here." 12 1:10:27 Clip 120 Paula Fauble said, "Found my tout bag with my medicine still in it." 31 1:10:35 Clip 120 Paula Fauble said, "I have a comb now and a brush! He he." MORE THAN JUST POSSESSIONS NOW, THEY'RE AS REMINDERS OF HER LIFE BEFORE THE STORM. 1:12:54 Clip 127 Dan Thomas said, "If you're wondering where they went that somehow they survived, well, this is it. A hallway, just in front of both the boys and girls bathroom. 18 kids covered in pillows, 4 adults laying on top and somehow they all got out. Relatively unscathed." 10 34:00 Clip 91 Paula Fauble said, "I was laying on top of 3 of them. And I kept saying are you ok? Are you ok? Are you ok? And little Brady says yes, I'm fine and he has a heart condition so I was really concerned about him." 10 "The kids were so great. They were so quiet and the only thing you can hear is us adults praying." 17 PAULA SAYS SHE ALWAYS PRAYS... EVERYDAY BEFORE SCHOOL ... AND EVERYDAY BEFORE SHE WENT TO HER SECOND JOB AT A LOCAL FAST FOOD RESTAURANT. THIS TEACHER HOPES HER EXPERIENCE SERVES AS A LESSON FOR YOUR OWN LIFE. 1:16:54 clip 136 Paula Fauble said, "Get you a storm shelter or a safe room, if you can afford it. Or make a friend. A real good friend up there. He'll take care of you. He took care of us." 05 1:17:15 Clip 136 Dan Thomas said, "It hasn't shaken your faith?" Paula Fauble said, "Oh, no. It made my faith even stronger. I wouldn't be here if I didn't have my faith. If I gave up." DAN THOMAS, KOCO 5 NEWS. SOME OTHER HARD HIT AREAS ARE STILL RECOVERING....